Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.
- adjective a steam engine having a reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either direction at will.
- adjective (Mach.) gear for reversing the direction of rotation at will.
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- verb Present participle of
reverse .
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Examples
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Shout all you want about the delays in reversing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but take note that President Obama has appointed more openly gay officials in just two years, than any other president has over the course of entire administrations.
Chris Campbell: Thank You, Class of 2008 Chris Campbell 2010
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It also reported an operating loss of 185.18 billion won, reversing from a 851 billion-won profit a year earlier, while sales fell 2.1% to 13.43 trillion won from 13.72 trillion won.
LG Electronics Profit Tumbles Jung-Ah Lee 2010
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Naloxone (Narcan®) may be useful in reversing hypotension, bradycardia and coma because of the similarity of clonidine to opiate overdose symptoms.
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Naloxone should be effective in reversing opiate-induced coma and, in some cases, a continuous infusion may be necessary.
Loads 2010
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We secessionists believe that the 350-year swing of history's pendulum toward large, centralized imperial states is once again reversing itself.
Vermont and Secession, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Boycotts have played integral roles in reversing discrimination all over the world.
Zack de la Rocha: Why the Boycott of Arizona Continues Zack de la Rocha 2010
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The dire state of our economy has been at the center of much campaign debate, but we cannot afford to overlook the necessary role that education serves in reversing the country's economic woes.
Michael Wotorson: Voting for Education and a Stronger Democracy Michael Wotorson 2010
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Yesterday, Cafe Press announced that it was again reversing itself and removing all the merchandise in response to strong public pressure:
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Boycotts have played integral roles in reversing discrimination all over the world.
Zack de la Rocha: Why the Boycott of Arizona Continues Zack de la Rocha 2010
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Kennedy was joined in reversing the lower court by the four conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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